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A federal judge hit pause on President Trump\u2019s plans to close the Kennedy Center for two years of renovations, and ordered the center to remove Mr. Trump\u2019s name, too.<\/p>\n

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Judge Christopher Cooper, an Obama appointee to the court in Washington, said Congress created the center and gave it the name in honor of the assassinated president, and only Congress can rename it. He threw out the name change approved last year by a board Mr. Trump hand-picked.<\/p>\n

And Judge Cooper said plans to close the center in July for renovations must be put on hold because the board botched its decision-making. He said that doesn\u2019t mean the board can\u2019t take a do-over if it follows the right procedures.<\/p>\n

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He also said \u201csorely needed\u201d repair work will go forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cBy way of this opinion, the court does not purport to dictate how the center should be run, nor does it prescribe any particular plan for the institution \u2014 construction, closure, or otherwise \u2014 moving forward. It simply holds the Kennedy Center Board to certain minimum requirements imposed by law,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

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